$37.1 million more for anti-terror push

BAY AREA

The Bay Area scored $37.1 million for anti-terrorism efforts on Monday, a 9 percent increase over last year's funding from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

The San Francisco region still ranks as one of the country's urban areas at highest risk of terrorist attack, along with places like Los Angeles, New York City and Washington, D.C. In all, Homeland Security issued $1.8 billion in anti-terror grants this year.

The money will go toward maintaining and expanding communications systems, protecting mass transit and bridges, and building and upkeep of early warning programs, as well as a variety of health care and emergency-preparedness programs.